never forget [criminal investigation]

In a coffee shop on Binjiang Road, the tune of jazz piano floats, the voice is neither high nor low, and a singer's voice like smoke comes in from time to time.Just like the sunlight pouring into the window, mixed with a bit of burnt and bitter aroma, it is just right and comfortable.

Sitting on a sofa by the window, Xing Yue was very confused. He couldn't remember why he lost his mind, so he agreed to come to the coffee shop with Qu Wei.

Now the three are sitting together, what do you want to say?What can I say?

Xiang Hai was even more confused.He sat beside Xing Yue, trying to reduce his sense of presence, lowered his head, and flipped through the menu in front of him endlessly.

"How is it, have you chosen?" After waiting for a while, Qu Wei asked him with a smile, "The coffee in this shop is delicious, and the desserts are also delicious. You can choose a few and try them all."

Xiang Hai didn't know much about coffee, so he chose randomly, picked out a nice-looking cake, and then handed the menu to Xing Yue, "Brother."

Xing Yue looked down, chose a coffee, and picked a dessert at random.

When Xiang Hai saw it, he leaned over and said quietly, "Brother, why don't I have the same coffee as you."

Xing Yue tilted his head towards him, "This is a bit bitter, can you do it?"

"It should work."

"Be careful not to sleep at night."

Xiang Hai pursed his lips, "I can't sleep, just read a book."

Sitting across from each other, Qu Wei watched the two of them put their heads together, pointing on the menu, and looking at each other, so she smiled faintly, picked up the water glass in front of her, and took a sip.

The coffee was delivered to the table quickly, and the aroma was overflowing.

Xiang Hai took a sip, and a layer of bitterness appeared on the tip of his tongue.He frowned slightly.

"Don't like it? Can I change it for you?" Xing Yue asked him sideways.

"No, it's okay...it's delicious."

Qu Wei asked him, "Xiang Hai usually doesn't drink coffee, right? Maybe he's not used to it yet."

Xiang Hai smiled at her, "Yes, I usually don't drink."

After finishing speaking, the three of them stared at the cups in their hands.

After being silent for a while, Qu Wei turned around slightly, "Xing Yue, how are you doing recently? You must be very busy. I think you have lost a lot of weight than last time."

"It's okay." Xing Yue could only raise his eyes and put the cup on the table.

Qu Wei hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "Then, is your mother okay?" She was a little surprised to see only Xing Yue and Xiang Hai coming over today.

Xing Yue rubbed his hands together, feeling that the topic was a bit awkward, "She, recently, is not in good health and is sick."

Qu Wei's eyes widened, with a surprised expression on her face, "What's going on? Is it serious?"

"Liver cancer. Just had surgery and is undergoing chemotherapy."

Qu Wei was stunned for a long time before her shoulders relaxed, "Which hospital is she in?"

Xing Yue raised his eyebrows.What do you mean?You don't intend to see her, do you?

"I have some acquaintances in the medical system, and I can help to contact experts in this field, both inside and outside the province." Qu Wei also realized that Xing Yue might have misunderstood, so she explained, "I have no other intentions, just want to help .”

"Oh." Xing Yue touched his nose, "Thank you."

At this time, Xiang Hai's cake came, and he began to eat the cake with a dull head, a small spoonful of it, not daring to eat it too fast.

"Well, what about you, how are you?" Xing Yue had to ask her about her recent situation.

"I'm okay too." A strand of curly hair fell down on her forehead, and she stretched out her hand, her tone seemed relaxed, "I just finished teaching a class, and I'm starting to lead a freshman this semester. It can be more relaxed. Xiao Ge also Went out to college..."

"Oh, my son, Qiu Ge, I met you in the supermarket last time. You probably forgot..."

"I haven't forgotten." Xing Yue looked at her calmly, "I remember, you said that he was preparing to take the college entrance examination."

Qu Wei smiled, feeling a little relieved, "Yes, he did well in the exam. He applied to a university in Shanghai and has already reported. Now the military training is almost over."

Xing Yue's eyebrows moved, and he picked up the cup again.

Feeling that his hand hanging under the table was quietly picked up by Xiang Hai and held in his palm, his brows relaxed again, and he drank his coffee silently with his head down.

Only then did Qu Wei realize that what she said just now was a bit cruel to Xing Yue, especially on this day.

Her heart twitched, and her hands were twisted together.I wanted to say sorry, but felt helpless.

The sound of the music just stopped at this moment, and there was a gap before the next song started.

Qu Wei pinched her fingertips for a long time before she spoke again, "Xing Yue, some words... are quite hypocritical, no matter how you say it, it seems to be an excuse."

She put her hands together and raised her face, "Then take it as an excuse. I hope you can listen to me."

Xing Yue didn't say anything, but he was listening.

"Your father's sudden departure has left regrets for many people. You, your mother, me, and Xiao Ge..."

"But only you are the most innocent. Because everyone else can choose except you."

"He is your father, there is no choice, you have the same blood on your body. Other people's regrets are in memory, and time can be diluted. But yours, will be with you for a lifetime."

"I just hope that you have fewer regrets about him."

She paused, waiting for Xing Yue's reaction.

Xiang Hai has long been on pins and needles.This, this, is this something I can listen to?

He lifted his butt from the sofa, "Well, that..."

Xing Yue stretched out his hand to push him back, looking at Qu Wei, "Just say what you have to say, I'll listen."

"Okay." Qu Wei took a deep breath.

"When I met your dad, he was divorced. So..."

The prepared belly draft, just started, got stuck.Her face was a little hot, and she still couldn't say the following words after all.

"Hey, it's boring to say these things." She rubbed the back of her hand on her cheek, "In short, he didn't betray your family."

Facing a young man nearly 20 years younger than herself, and the son of someone she likes, Qu Wei mustered all her courage.

She didn't feel that she owed Xing Yue anything, but Xing Yiqing said that he owed Xing Yue a lot.

When the person is gone, these debts will become eternal regrets.

Xing Yiqing used to be her lover, and their lives intersected for a while.She thus became a witness to certain regrets.

Those things that Xing Yiqing wanted to say but never said, let alone said again, she felt it was necessary for Xing Yue to hear.

To this, Xing Yue's reaction was quite calm.

Originally, the resentment towards Xing Yiqing and Qu Wei on this matter became insignificant after she learned that she had a biological mother, biological father and stepmother who secretly divorced, and that the stepmother was terminally ill.

Since the marriage is divorced, of course Xing Yiqing has the right to start a new relationship.As for what role he played in each stage of his life, Xing Yue couldn't tell.

"It was because of a case." Qu Wei recalled, "A female classmate in my class was stalked by some gangsters, and they came to school to block her. The girl was very scared, so she came to me."

She suddenly laughed out loud, "Hey, I'm pretty stupid, so I just went out and reasoned with the hooligans."

She was young then.

"In the end, I don't know what happened, the knife was put on my neck, and those hooligans became criminals who took hostages."

"Afterwards, I always wondered, did I complicate things?" She smiled and scratched her cheek again.

"Later, your father came. He saved me and that student, but he himself was stabbed a few times."

Speaking of this, Qu Wei lowered her eyes, as if she was smiling, but her nose fluttered a few times, and then she pursed her lips.

But soon she recovered her smile, "The story behind is quite vulgar. I went to see your father, thanked him, and gave him a pennant. Then we got to know each other."

This is their thrilling and vulgar love story.Like a classic bridge in an ancient novel.

It turned out to be the case.

Xing Yue pouted.No wonder that when he went to the hospital, Luo Meihua said such sour words about heroes saving the beauty, bitter tricks, roses are beautiful but painful.

"Your dad...is a very good person, sincere, enthusiastic, and most importantly, handsome." Qu Wei seemed to be 20 years younger all of a sudden, and smiled, "So I really like him."

Xing Yue couldn't hold back, and turned his face to one side.He found that Xiang Hai had finished eating the cake, and was studying his fingerprints with his head down.

After talking about herself, Qu Wei's words fell on Xing Yue, "However, your father also has a serious shortcoming, that is, he lacks courage in certain things. I didn't say this, but he summed it up himself."

She looked at Xing Yue's profile, "He told me more than once that he wasn't honest enough or brave enough. In this respect, he is not as good as you."

As Qu Wei spoke, her eyes turned to Xiang Hai.

Xiang Hai seemed to have noticed something, and buried his head deeper.

"Xing Yue, you probably don't know, about you, your father used to say one thing most often, that you are his pride."

Only then did Xing Yue turn his eyes slowly, as if he had heard a bizarre ghost story, his eyes were full of disbelief.

"It's true," Qu Wei pursed her lips, "He always called you Xiaoyue, praised you for your good grades, praised you for getting taller and taller, and praised you for being handsome, hehe, very similar to him."

She faintly recalled Xing Yiqing's expression when he said this, "Actually, he has been paying attention to you. He knows that you like to ride a bike, and also knows that you like to play ice hockey. He also secretly went to your game. Show me him when you come back." the photograph taken."

Xing Yue seemed to have lost his soul, nailed to the sofa motionless, he couldn't even feel Xiang Hai holding his fingers.

why?

In this case...why?

Qu Wei lowered her eyes, "He loves you very much, but he has lost the courage to express it."

Xing Yue stared blankly at the half cup of coffee in front of him.

He doesn't understand.He couldn't figure it out.

Since I like myself so much, why can't I call Xiaoyue, why can't I hug him, why can't I stand in the most conspicuous place during my competition, and cheer for him loudly.

Is it difficult?Does such a simple thing require courage?

Seeing his appearance, Qu Wei felt a little distressed.In her eyes, Xing Yue will be just a child at any time.

He didn't understand and couldn't explain the helplessness of some "adults".

Taking Luo Meihua's feelings into consideration from the very beginning, Xing Yiqing suppressed his love for his son.After a long time, suppression has become a habit, and Xing Yue seems to have adapted to this atmosphere.

Like a clear spring that once gurgled, its eyes were blocked by stones.How many years have passed, when the stone was removed, the spring had already dried up.Even if there is still an undercurrent underground, there will be no more spring water after all.

The love that was never spoken back then, after many years, I never had the courage to say it again. ,

Perhaps as Xing Yiqing himself said, he is not honest enough, let alone brave enough.As a father, he failed.

This kind of thing, now Xing Yue must not be able to understand.One day, when he has a family and his own helplessness, he may understand a thing or two about Xing Yiqing's state of mind back then.

but......

Seeing the distress and concern in Xiang Hai's eyes, the arms of the two touching each other, and Xing Yue's eyes looking back, as if telling him "it's okay, don't worry"... Qu Wei I also felt that maybe Xing Yue would not have this kind of mental journey, and he didn't need to understand it.

After all, Xing Yiqing still knew his son.As he said, Xing Yue was more honest and brave than him.

After saying the words lingering in her heart, Qu Wei exhaled lightly.

After finishing talking, leave the rest for Xing Yue to appreciate.She believed that Xing Yue would understand Xing Yiqing.

Picking up the coffee cup again, the coffee has lost its temperature.She shook her glass, trying to change the subject to something lighter.

"By the way, Xiang Hai, I haven't had time to ask, what do you do?"

"Oh, I'm also a police officer, and I'm in the same unit as Brother Xing." Xiang Hai replied.

"So it's a colleague." Qu Wei was quite surprised, and then looked at Xiang Hai's handsome and youthful face, and then laughed, "No wonder you have such a good relationship."

Xiang Hai had no choice but to laugh along with him.

At this time, Xing Yue poured the rest of the coffee in one gulp, put the cup on the table, looked at Qu Wei and said, "Well, let me introduce you again."

He took Xiang Hai's hand, "Xiang Hai is my colleague and my boyfriend."

After speaking, she turned her head to look at Xiang Hai, "This is Qu Wei, a high school English teacher, and also my dad's girlfriend."

The two were stunned at the same time.

Coincidentally, the singing and the accompaniment ended gorgeously, and after a sudden silence, the talking and laughing around swelled until it was covered by the new rhythm.

It was Qu Wei who stretched out her hand first, and said with a smile, "That's great. It's time to get to know each other again."

"Hello, Xiang Hai."

Xiang Hai stood up and shook hands with her again, "Hi, nice to meet you."

Sitting down again, the two spoke almost simultaneously.

"You police..."

"English teacher..."

The two of them were taken aback at the same time, and then laughed together.

Qu Wei gathered her long curly hair and tied it up neatly, "You are young, you should talk first."

"You should go first." Xiang Hai was a little embarrassed.

"Okay." Qu Wei said with a smile, "I just want to ask, do you policemen have appearance indicators now, or why are they all so handsome?"

"..." Xiang Hai blushed, and yanked his fingers on the armrest of the sofa, "No..."

"Hey, that, just now I wanted to say that English teachers are very hard, especially teaching high school."

"It's okay." Qu Wei continued with a smile, "Teaching the graduating class will definitely be tiring and stressful. But after so many years, I've gotten used to it. Besides, I really like this job, so I don't find it hard."

"That's okay, pretty good." Xiang Hai rubbed his hands.

While the two of them were talking, Xing Yue ate all his dessert.Just as he was thinking of asking Xiang Hai if he wanted another portion, he suddenly raised his head when he heard the topic they were talking about.

"Well, I have a question, I want to ask." He looked at Qu Wei.

"Huh?" Qu Wei was taken aback by his serious expression, and sat up straight, "Say it, don't be so polite."

Xing Yue asked, "If there is a person who finished high school in the past and failed to take the college entrance examination. Now that he has worked, he wants to take the college entrance examination again and go to college. This should be no problem, right?"

Xiang Hai turned his head suddenly, but Xing Yue's eyes did not move, still looking at Qu Wei.

"This..." Qu Wei frowned, she didn't expect Xing Yue to ask this question, "There should be no problem."

"It's a good thing to want to study, it's never too late."

Xing Yue nodded, and asked again, "Then does he need to go to high school again?"

Qu Wei smiled, "That's not necessary. It's not that only high school students are eligible to take the college entrance examination. Now there are many channels in society, and there are many people who want to continue their studies."

Xing Yue lowered one arm and took hold of Xiang Hai's tightly knit hands under the table, "That's great."

"You are in a key high school. You have experience in this field and have a lot of resources. Can I trouble you to find some review materials, practice questions and so on? I will thank you for him first."

Qu Wei tilted her head, found that Xiang Hai pursed his lips tightly, lowered his eyes, and kept his eyes hidden under the table, so he probably understood.

"Of course, no problem." Qu Wei smiled lightly, "I don't have anything else, except that I don't lack materials, exercises, handouts, and papers."

"Not only English, but I will also be able to obtain materials for other subjects. I can also find someone to help him with the completed exercises and explain the wrong questions to him."

"In short, it's still the same sentence, it's a good thing to want to study, as long as you start, it's never too late."

When we left the coffee shop, it was already dark.

Qu Wei declined Xing Yue's offer to invite her to dinner, got into her car and left.

On the way back, Xing Yue drove the car, thinking about what Qu Wei said.

Later, the topic returned to Xing Yiqing.Xing Yue inadvertently asked, "Why aren't you married?"

Originally, Qu Wei was called Xing Yiqing's girlfriend. Firstly, he was holding back his breath, and furthermore, he really didn't know whether the two of them were married or not.

Hearing Qu Wei mention this matter today, I realized that she is really just a girlfriend.

Xing Yue didn't understand this, it couldn't be because of himself, let alone because Luo Meihua stopped him?My father can't really be this scumbag, can he?

However, Qu Wei explained that they originally planned to get married.But at that time, Xing Yiqing became even busier, and sometimes he didn't see each other for two weeks.

Later, Xing Yiqing simply didn't mention marriage much.

In the end, Xing Yiqing had a showdown with her, saying that the marriage should be delayed for a while.

The specific reason was not stated clearly, but the implication is that the current case he is handling is a bit complicated and involves a lot.He was worried that getting married at this time might bring troubles to Qu Wei and Qiu Ge.

A few days later, Xing Yiqing was promoted to deputy director.Then, without warning, people disappeared.

"Brother?" Xiang Hai called him.

"Huh?" Xing Yue withdrew his thoughts.

"Thank you."

Along the way, Xiang Hai's mind was full of Xing Yue and Qu Wei's words.After much deliberation, I can only say thank you in the end.

Xing Yue will always keep his affairs and his wish in mind, and has been working hard for it.

From a thought at the very beginning, to a blurry outline, and now, it is gradually becoming clearer and fuller.

This is no longer his regret, no longer just an unattainable dream.

Regrets can be made up and dreams can come true.

He had a chance, a chance to get better.He can have a different life.

Just because Xing Yue opened a door for him and lit a lamp for him.

Xing Yue was overjoyed, and snorted on his head, "Can you say something else?"

"If I thank you every day, can you bear it?"

Xiang Hai stroked his hair, "Yes. But I have nothing to thank you for..."

Xing Yue hummed, put his hands back on the steering wheel, "You don't understand."

Then reminded him, "Don't be too happy too early, college entrance examination is not so easy. And you are working now, it is even more difficult to spare a lot of time to study. You have to be prepared."

Xiang Hai nodded, "I know." He will work hard.

"Oh, by the way, have you thought about which university you want to go to?"

"I've thought about it." Xiang Hai turned to look at him, "Just take the Public Security University."

Xing Yue laughed, and couldn't help but snorted again on his head, "Okay!"

But he stopped laughing immediately, "Tsk, let me tell you, when the time comes, the sky will be high and the emperor will be far away, so you have to pay attention."

"What am I paying attention to?" Xiang Hai didn't understand.

Xing Yue squinted at him, "Pay attention to your life style."

"What??" Xiang Hai frowned.

"Don't pretend to be confused." Xing Yue pursed his lips, "There are a lot of temptations in the school, no more than in the bureau. At that time, you are not allowed to hook up with others, and you are not allowed to be hooked up by others."

Just as Xiang Hai wanted to jump up and refute, he suddenly felt something was wrong.

There are a lot of temptations...

He tasted it, "Brother, it means that you were hooked up by someone back then?"

"Who said that?" Xing Yue stared, "Who was hooked up?"

"So you hooked up with someone else?"

"Get out. Don't change the subject, I'm educating you."

The more Xiang Hai thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.

There are many temptations...

quite a lot...

He felt sour all of a sudden, and pursed his lips, "Brother, tell the truth, am I your first love?"

"..."

Xing Yue never expected that when he lit a fire, it would eventually burn himself.

Seeing Xiang Hai's appearance of making something out of nothing, he raised his voice.

"First love! You are my first love! You are my fucking 24K pure gold first love! Okay?"

When I got home, it was already dark.It was still chilly in the room.

Xing Yue rubbed his stomach, "I'm hungry."

All day, except for that breakfast, I ate only a piece of cake and a cup of coffee.

Xiang Hai changed his clothes, washed his hands and said, "I'll cook."

"It's so cold, shall we make some soup?"

"Okay!" Xing Yue agreed.

"What kind of soup do you want?" Xiang Hai asked him, "How about rib soup?"

"Good!" Xing Yue began to lick his lips.

After thinking about it, Xiang Hai tentatively asked again, "Pork Ribs and Winter Melon Soup, is it okay?"

Xing Yue was stunned for a moment, but immediately gave a thumbs up, "Yes!"

Xiang Hai smiled.

so good.It seems like everything is going in the right direction.

Thinking this way, he wiped his hands and walked towards the kitchen.

Xing Yue rolled up his sleeves and followed behind him, "What am I doing?"

"No need, just rest." Xiang Hai didn't intend to ask him to help.

"I'll help you with it, don't you hurry up."

"That's...not necessarily." Xiang Hai found the pork ribs and wax gourd from the refrigerator.

"Fuck." Xing Yue felt hurt, "You mean I just add to the chaos?"

Xiang Hai lowered his head, his shoulders trembled, "Not every time."

"Occasionally it's not too much trouble."

"You fucking..." Xing Yue was about to explode when his cell phone rang.

"You wait, ah!" He nodded with an angry finger, and then took out the phone.

At first glance, it turned out to be Xu Feng.

It is definitely not a good thing for the leader to call at this time.

He frowned, and quickly picked it up, "Ju Xu."

"Xing Yue, it's Saturday, I'll waste your time."

"No, Bureau Xu, you're welcome. Do you have any instructions?" He walked towards the living room while talking.

"That Huang Tao has been discharged from the hospital now, and he is fine. But I heard from Qin Peng that you mean to put him in the branch office first?"

"Yes!" Xing Yue said in a serious tone, "That's what I planned."

Xu Feng hesitated a bit, "It's not quite in compliance with the rules to deal with it this way."

Xing Yue sat down on the sofa and took out a cigarette, "Ju Xu, Huang Tao's escape from prison is not that simple, there are many stories behind it."

"What does it mean?"

The cigarette was held in his fingertips, but it was not lit.Xing Yue hesitated for a moment, but decided to tell the truth, "Report to Bureau Xu, I have doubts about Yuan Guoping."

"Who??" Xu Feng raised his tone. He didn't know whether he was surprised by his words or didn't hear clearly.

So Xing Yue raised his voice and solemnly said word by word, "Yuan Guoping, the warden of the Provincial No. [-] Prison."

After finishing speaking, before Xu Feng could react, he heard a "crash" from the kitchen, as if a bowl had been dropped on the floor.

Xing Yue was about to get up and go to have a look, when Xu Feng said in a calm voice on the phone, "Xing Yue! Pay attention to your attitude!"

"There must be a basis for what you say! You are not allowed to talk nonsense!"

joke.Yuan Guoping's rank is a bit higher than the director of the city bureau, and Xing Yue dares to doubt him as soon as he touches his lips with a casual sentence?

If this gets out, how much trouble will it cause?Xing Yue's extremely reckless and irresponsible behavior is simply arousing the upper body.

But fortunately, I only said this to myself.Therefore, Xu Feng decisively suppressed his idea.

At this moment, the door rang.

Xing Yue stood up from the sofa and walked out of the living room, "Bureau Xu, I'm not talking nonsense, I can be responsible for what I say."

"Xing Yue!" Xu Feng was angry.

When Xing Yue came to the kitchen, he found a plate broken on the floor, and the sliced ​​winter melon rolled all over the floor.

But he didn't see Xiang Hai.

"Bureau Xu, I will report the detailed situation to you next week." Xing Yue said while searching from house to house.

Xu Feng took a deep breath, and the microphone that he was blowing rang loudly, "Okay, I'll just listen to what you have to say."

"But before that, you are not allowed to mention the words just now to the second person! Do you understand?"

"Yes!" Xing Yue readily agreed, and then quickly hung up the phone.

Xiang Hai disappeared.

Not in the kitchen, not in the bedroom, not in the bathroom, not in front of his desk.

The door rang just now, could it be that he went out?

Xing Yue called him.

Xiang Hai's cell phone rang from the kitchen.

No cell phone?

Looking again, I didn't wear a coat, and I didn't even change my shoes.

Xing Yue hung up the phone.

It's getting dark, where has he gone?

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